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Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.001.1.16.19
Title:
John D. Morris' fiddles
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Rhythm and blues music, Gospel music, Apprenticeship programs, Soul music, Fiddle tunes, Old-time music, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Fiddling, and Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.002.1.16.19
Title:
Audience at the Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase held at the West Virginia Humanities Council's MacFarland-Hubbard House, 1 of 2
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Old-time music, Gospel music, Apprenticeship programs, Fiddle tunes, Soul music, Concerts, Fiddling, Rhythm and blues music, and Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.003.1.16.19
Title:
Audience at the Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase held at the West Virginia Humanities Council's MacFarland-Hubbard House, 2 of 2
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Rhythm and blues music, Concerts, Soul music, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Apprenticeship programs, Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddle tunes, Old-time music, Gospel music, and Fiddling
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.004.1.16.19
Title:
Apprentice Jen Iskow and Master fiddler John D. Morris play fiddle at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council, 1 of 2
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Old-time music, Concerts, Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddling, Fiddle tunes, and Apprenticeship programs
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.005.1.16.19
Title:
Apprentice Jen Iskow and Master fiddler John D. Morris play fiddle at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council, 2 of 2
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Old-time music, Concerts, Fiddle tunes, Apprenticeship programs, Folk music--West Virginia, and Fiddling
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.006.1.16.19
Title:
Apprentice Jen Iskow and Master fiddler John D. Morris play a fiddle-guitar duet at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council, 2 of 2
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Old-time music, Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddling, Fiddle tunes, and Concerts
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.007.1.16.19
Title:
Musician John Morris tells a story at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Fiddle tunes, Old-time music, Concerts, Apprenticeship programs, Folk music--West Virginia, and Fiddling
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.008.1.16.19
Title:
Apprentice Jen Iskow tunes her fiddle at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Fiddle tunes, Fiddling, Concerts, Old-time music, Apprenticeship programs, and Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.010.1.16.19
Title:
John D. Morris talks between songs at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council, 2 of 2
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Fiddling, Apprenticeship programs, Fiddle tunes, Old-time music, Concerts, and Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.011.1.16.19
Title:
Audience watches John D. Morris and Jen Iskow perform at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Fiddle tunes, Concerts, Apprenticeship programs, Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddling, and Old-time music
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.012.1.16.19
Title:
Jen Iskow fiddles at a Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Concerts, Fiddle tunes, Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddling, and Old-time music
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.013.1.16.19
Title:
John D. Morris plays fiddle at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Old-time music, Concerts, Fiddling, Folk music--West Virginia, and Fiddle tunes
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.014.1.16.19
Title:
Doris Fields aka Lady D performs at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Gospel music, Apprenticeship programs, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Soul music, Rhythm and blues music, and Concerts
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.015.1.16.19
Title:
Master blues and gospel singer Doris Fields aka Lady D performs "Take This Hammer" at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Rhythm and blues music, Apprenticeship programs, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Concerts, Gospel music, and Soul music
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.016.1.16.19
Title:
Folklife Apprenticeship Program participants Doris Fields aka Lady D and Xavier Oglesby perform at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Gospel music, Concerts, Folk music--West Virginia, Soul music, Rhythm and blues music, Apprenticeship programs, and African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.017.1.16.19
Title:
Blues and gospel singer Xavier Oglesby performs with Doris Fields aka Lady D at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Rhythm and blues music, Soul music, Concerts, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Apprenticeship programs, and Gospel music
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.018.1.16.19
Title:
Blues and gospel singer Doris Fields aka Lady D performs with Xavier Oglesby at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Soul music, Concerts, Gospel music, Apprenticeship programs, African Americans--Appalachian Region, and Rhythm and blues music
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Video.001.1.16.19
Title:
Clip of Jen Iskow playing "Yew Piney Mountain" at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Concerts, Old-time music, Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddle tunes, and Fiddling
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Video.002.1.16.19
Title:
Folklife Apprenticeship participants Jen Iskow and John Morris discuss Clay County doctor and musician Doc White and play one of his fiddle tunes
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folklore, Folk music--West Virginia, Clay County (W. Va.), Fiddle tunes, Concerts, Old-time music, Apprenticeship programs, and Fiddling
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.) and Clay County (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Video.003.1.16.19
Title:
Folklife Apprenticeship participants Jen Iskow and John Morris play a fiddle-guitar duet of "Jimmy Johnson"
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Concerts, Fiddling, Fiddle tunes, Old-time music, Apprenticeship programs, and Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Video.004.1.16.19
Title:
John Morris reads a Clay County poem about a "young girl from Booger Hole" at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Concerts, Old-time music, Fiddle tunes, Clay County (W. Va.), Folk music--West Virginia, Folk poetry, American, Fiddling, Folklore, and Apprenticeship programs
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Video.005.1.16.19
Title:
John D. Morris talks about Wilson Douglas and plays "Soldier's Joy," which he learned from him
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddle tunes, Clay County (W. Va.), Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddling, Apprenticeship programs, Concerts, and Old-time music
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Video.006.1.16.19
Title:
Doris Fields aka Lady D and Xavier Oglesby sing "We Shall Overcome" as part of an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Concerts, Gospel music, Soul music, Rhythm and blues music, African Americans--Appalachian Region, and Apprenticeship programs
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Video.007.1.16.19
Title:
Doris Fields aka Lady D and Xavier Oglesby sing "Down By the Riverside" as part of an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Rhythm and blues music, Gospel music, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Apprenticeship programs, and Concerts
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Video.008.1.16.19
Title:
Doris Fields aka Lady D and Xavier Oglesby sing "When the Saints Go Marching In" as part of an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Gospel music, Concerts, African Americans--Appalachian Region, and Rhythm and blues music
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.BardwellJenny.ArtistProfile.6.13.18
Title:
Artist profile of Jenny Bardwell
Date:
2018-06-13
Creator:
Bardwell, Genevieve
Subject:
Bakers, Apprenticeship programs, Bread--history, Bread, and foodways
Location:
Mount Morris (Pa.)
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Identifier:
4224.BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmy.AudioInt.4.23.18
Title:
Oral history of Jenny Bardwell, Susan Ray Brown, and Amy Dawson
Date:
2018-04-23
Creator:
Bardwell, Genevieve, Dawson, Amy, and Brown, Susan Ray
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Bread, Bakers, Bread--history, foodways, Food habits, and Apprenticeship programs
Location:
Harrison County (W. Va.) and Mount Morris (Pa.)
Identifier:
4224.BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmy.IntTranscript4.23.18
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Jenny Bardwell, Susan Ray Brown, and Amy Dawson
Date:
2018-04-23
Creator:
Dawson, Amy, Brown, Susan Ray, and Bardwell, Genevieve
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Bakers, Food habits, foodways, Bread, and Bread--history
Location:
Harrison County (W. Va.) and Mount Morris (Pa.)
Identifier:
4224.BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmy.Photo.001.4.23.18
Title:
Amy Dawson, Jenny Bardwell, and Susan Ray Brown display salt rising bead loaves, starter, and Bardwell and Brown's book
Date:
2018-04-23
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Bread, Apprenticeship programs, Bakers, foodways, and Bread--history
Location:
Mount Morris (Pa.)
Identifier:
4224.BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmy.Photo.002.4.23.18
Title:
2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship participants Jenny Bardwell, Susan Ray Brown, and Amy Dawson
Date:
2018-04-23
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Food habits, foodways, Bread--history, Bakers, and Bread
Location:
Mount Morris (Pa.)
Identifier:
4224.BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmy.Photo.003.4.23.18
Title:
Master salt rising read bakers Jenny Bardwell and Susan Ray Brown with apprentice Amy Dawson
Date:
2018-04-23
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Bread, Apprenticeship programs, foodways, Bread--history, Food habits, and Bakers
Location:
Mount Morris (Pa.)
Identifier:
4224.BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmy.Photo.004.4.23.18
Title:
2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program participants Jenny Bardwell, Susan Ray Brown, and Amy Dawson
Date:
2018-04-23
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Bakers, Bread--history, Food habits, Bread, and Apprenticeship programs
Location:
Mount Morris (Pa.)
Identifier:
4224.BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmy.Photo.005.4.23.18
Title:
Amy Dawson mixes salt rising bread dough
Date:
2018-04-23
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Food habits, Bakers, Bread, Apprenticeship programs, and Bread--history
Location:
Mount Morris (Pa.)
Identifier:
4224.BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmy.Photo.006.4.23.18
Title:
Amy Dawson kneads salt rising bread dough
Date:
2018-04-23
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Bread, Apprenticeship programs, Food habits, Bakers, and Bread--history
Location:
Mount Morris (Pa.)
Identifier:
4224.BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmy.Photo.007.4.23.18
Title:
Salt rising bread loaves cooling
Date:
2018-04-23
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Bread--history, Bakers, Apprenticeship programs, Food habits, foodways, and Bread
Location:
Mount Morris (Pa.)
Identifier:
4224.BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmy.Photo.008.4.23.18
Title:
Salt rising bread starter
Date:
2018-04-23
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Bread--history, Food habits, Apprenticeship programs, foodways, Bread, and Bakers
Location:
Mount Morris (Pa.)
Identifier:
4224.BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmy.Photo.009.4.23.18
Title:
Susan Brown's grandmother's recipe for salt rising bread
Date:
2018-04-23
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Bakers, Apprenticeship programs, Bread--history, foodways, Food habits, and Bread
Location:
Mount Morris (Pa.)
Identifier:
4224.BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmy.Photo.010.4.23.18
Title:
Salt rising bread loaves baked by Jenny Bardwell, Susan Ray Brown, and Amy Dawson
Date:
2018-04-23
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Bread, Bakers, Bread--history, Apprenticeship programs, and Food habits
Location:
Mount Morris (Pa.)
Identifier:
4224.BrightDeeJennySmith.IntTranscript.12.19.17
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Dee Cogar Bright and Jenny Smith
Date:
2017-12-19
Creator:
Smith, Jenny and Bright, Dee Cogar
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk music festivals, Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, Wine, Melvin, Square dance music--United States, Apprenticeship programs, Hammons (Family : W. Va.), Banjo, Fiddle tunes, Folk music--West Virginia, Old-time music, and Fiddling
Location:
Weston (W. Va.)
Listen to Audio
Identifier:
4224.BrightDeeSmithJenny.AudioInt.001.12.19.17
Title:
Oral history of Dee Cogar Bright and Jenny Smith, 1 of 11
Date:
2017-12-19
Creator:
Smith, Jenny and Bright, Dee Cogar
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Wine, Melvin, Fiddling, Fiddle tunes, Square dance music--United States, Folk music--West Virginia, Old-time music, Dulcimer, Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, and Banjo
Location:
Weston (W. Va.)
Listen to Audio
Identifier:
4224.BrightDeeSmithJenny.AudioInt.002.12.19.17
Title:
Oral history of Dee Cogar Bright and Jenny Smith, 2 of 11
Date:
2017-12-19
Creator:
Bright, Dee Cogar and Smith, Jenny
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddle tunes, Banjo, Wine, Melvin, Fiddling, Folk music--West Virginia, Apprenticeship programs, Old-time music, Square dance music--United States, Dulcimer, and Clog dancing
Location:
Weston (W. Va.)
Listen to Audio
Identifier:
4224.BrightDeeSmithJenny.AudioInt.003.12.19.17
Title:
Oral history of Dee Cogar Bright and Jenny Smith, 3 of 11
Date:
2017-12-19
Creator:
Bright, Dee Cogar and Smith, Jenny
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk music--West Virginia, Clog dancing, Apprenticeship programs, Banjo, Square dance music--United States, Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, Fiddle tunes, Old-time music, Fiddling, Wine, Melvin, and Folk music festivals
Location:
Weston (W. Va.)
Listen to Audio
Identifier:
4224.BrightDeeSmithJenny.AudioInt.004.12.19.17
Title:
Oral history of Dee Cogar Bright and Jenny Smith, 4 of 11
Date:
2017-12-19
Creator:
Smith, Jenny and Bright, Dee Cogar
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk music festivals, Clog dancing, Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddle tunes, Fiddling, Old-time music, Square dance music--United States, Apprenticeship programs, Wine, Melvin, and Banjo
Location:
Weston (W. Va.)
Listen to Audio
Identifier:
4224.BrightDeeSmithJenny.AudioInt.005.12.19.17
Title:
Oral history of Dee Cogar Bright and Jenny Smith, 5 of 11
Date:
2017-12-19
Creator:
Smith, Jenny and Bright, Dee Cogar
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk music--West Virginia, Banjo, Square dance music--United States, Apprenticeship programs, Fiddling, Wine, Melvin, Clog dancing, Fiddle tunes, Folk music festivals, Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, and Old-time music
Location:
Weston (W. Va.)
Listen to Audio
Identifier:
4224.BrightDeeSmithJenny.AudioInt.006.12.19.17
Title:
Oral history of Dee Cogar Bright and Jenny Smith, 6 of 11
Date:
2017-12-19
Creator:
Smith, Jenny and Bright, Dee Cogar
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, Square dance music--United States, Folk music festivals, Old-time music, Folk music--West Virginia, Wine, Melvin, Banjo, Fiddle tunes, Fiddling, Apprenticeship programs, and Clog dancing
Location:
Weston (W. Va.)
Listen to Audio
Identifier:
4224.BrightDeeSmithJenny.AudioInt.007.12.19.17
Title:
Oral history of Dee Cogar Bright and Jenny Smith, 7 of 11
Date:
2017-12-19
Creator:
Smith, Jenny and Bright, Dee Cogar
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, Apprenticeship programs, Fiddling, Clog dancing, Folk music--West Virginia, Folk music festivals, Old-time music, Wine, Melvin, Square dance music--United States, Fiddle tunes, and Banjo
Location:
Weston (W. Va.)
Listen to Audio
Identifier:
4224.BrightDeeSmithJenny.AudioInt.008.12.19.17
Title:
Oral history of Dee Cogar Bright and Jenny Smith, 8 of 11
Date:
2017-12-19
Creator:
Smith, Jenny and Bright, Dee Cogar
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Square dance music--United States, Fiddle tunes, Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, Banjo, Folk music--West Virginia, Old-time music, Folk music festivals, Clog dancing, Wine, Melvin, and Fiddling
Location:
Weston (W. Va.)
Listen to Audio
Identifier:
4224.BrightDeeSmithJenny.AudioInt.009.12.19.17
Title:
Oral history of Dee Cogar Bright and Jenny Smith, 9 of 11
Date:
2017-12-19
Creator:
Smith, Jenny and Bright, Dee Cogar
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Clog dancing, Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, Folk music--West Virginia, Wine, Melvin, Banjo, Folk music festivals, Square dance music--United States, Old-time music, Apprenticeship programs, Fiddle tunes, Dulcimer, and Fiddling
Location:
Weston (W. Va.)
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcasePhoto00111619 "John D. Morris' fiddles")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcasePhoto00211619 "Audience at the Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase held at the West Virginia Humanities Council's MacFarland-Hubbard House, 1 of 2")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcasePhoto00311619 "Audience at the Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase held at the West Virginia Humanities Council's MacFarland-Hubbard House, 2 of 2")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcasePhoto00411619 "Apprentice Jen Iskow and Master fiddler John D. Morris play fiddle at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council, 1 of 2")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcasePhoto00511619 "Apprentice Jen Iskow and Master fiddler John D. Morris play fiddle at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council, 2 of 2")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcasePhoto00611619 "Apprentice Jen Iskow and Master fiddler John D. Morris play a fiddle-guitar duet at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council, 2 of 2")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcasePhoto00711619 "Musician John Morris tells a story at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcasePhoto00811619 "Apprentice Jen Iskow tunes her fiddle at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcasePhoto01011619 "John D. Morris talks between songs at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council, 2 of 2")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcasePhoto01111619 "Audience watches John D. Morris and Jen Iskow perform at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcasePhoto01211619 "Jen Iskow fiddles at a Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcasePhoto01311619 "John D. Morris plays fiddle at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcasePhoto01411619 "Doris Fields aka Lady D performs at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcasePhoto01511619 "Master blues and gospel singer Doris Fields aka Lady D performs \"Take This Hammer\" at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcasePhoto01611619 "Folklife Apprenticeship Program participants Doris Fields aka Lady D and Xavier Oglesby perform at the West Virginia Humanities Council")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcasePhoto01711619 "Blues and gospel singer Xavier Oglesby performs with Doris Fields aka Lady D at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcasePhoto01811619 "Blues and gospel singer Doris Fields aka Lady D performs with Xavier Oglesby at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcaseVideo00111619 "Clip of Jen Iskow playing \"Yew Piney Mountain\" at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcaseVideo00211619 "Folklife Apprenticeship participants Jen Iskow and John Morris discuss Clay County doctor and musician Doc White and play one of his fiddle tunes")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcaseVideo00311619 "Folklife Apprenticeship participants Jen Iskow and John Morris play a fiddle-guitar duet of \"Jimmy Johnson\"")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcaseVideo00411619 "John Morris reads a Clay County poem about a \"young girl from Booger Hole\" at the West Virginia Humanities Council")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcaseVideo00511619 "John D. Morris talks about Wilson Douglas and plays \"Soldier's Joy,\" which he learned from him")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcaseVideo00611619 "Doris Fields aka Lady D and Xavier Oglesby sing \"We Shall Overcome\" as part of an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcaseVideo00711619 "Doris Fields aka Lady D and Xavier Oglesby sing \"Down By the Riverside\" as part of an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council")
![["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]](/thumb/4224ApprenticeshipShowcaseVideo00811619 "Doris Fields aka Lady D and Xavier Oglesby sing \"When the Saints Go Marching In\" as part of an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council")
![["Master salt rising bread baker Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell holds an A.S. in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America, and a B.S. and M.S. in plant pathology from the University of Massachusetts. Jenny is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, both with Susan Ray Brown. Jenny has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, focusing particularly on the scientific process and researching analog breads in other cultures. In 2017, she was awarded a Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts to lead a salt rising bread apprenticeship with baker Antonio Archer and in 2018, she was awarded an Folklife Apprenticeship Grant from the West Virginia Folklife Program with fellow baker Susan Ray Brown and apprentice Amy Dawson."]](/thumb/4224BardwellJennyArtistProfile61318 "Artist profile of Jenny Bardwell")
![["Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell and Susan Ray Brown of Mount Morris, Pennsylvania led an apprenticeship in salt rising bread with Amy Dawson of Lost Creek, West Virginia as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Master salt rising bread baker Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell holds an A.S. in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America, and a B.S. and M.S. in plant pathology from the University of Massachusetts. Jenny is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, both with Susan Ray Brown. Jenny has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, focusing particularly on the scientific process and researching analog breads in other cultures. In 2017, she was awarded a Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts to lead a salt rising bread apprenticeship with baker Antonio Archer and in 2018, she was awarded an Folklife Apprenticeship Grant from the West Virginia Folklife Program with fellow baker Susan Ray Brown and apprentice Amy Dawson.Master salt rising bread baker Susan Ray Brown grew up in southern West Virginia, and her family roots go back nearly 300 years in her beloved Mountain State. She holds a B.A. in sociology/anthropology from West Virginia University. Susan is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, PA, both with Jenny Bardwell. Susan has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, recording oral histories, gathering recipes, conducting scientific studies, and constantly experimenting through her own baking. Find more on her website at www.saltrisingbread.net.Amy Dawson is a native of Lost Creek, West Virginia. She holds a B.S. in geology from West Virginia University and a J.D. from the College of Law at West Virginia University. She manages and co-owns Lost Creek Farm with her partner Mike Costello, hosting travelling kitchen/pop-up dinner events around the greater Appalachian region. In 2018, Lost Creek Farm was featured on CNNs Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain.See our feature on Bardwell and Browns apprenticeship with Dawson here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/12/2018-master-artists-apprentice-feature-genevieve-bardwell-susan-ray-brown-amy-dawson-salt-rising-bread/"]](/thumb/4224BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmyIntTranscript42318 "Transcript of oral history of Jenny Bardwell, Susan Ray Brown, and Amy Dawson")
![["Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell and Susan Ray Brown of Mount Morris, Pennsylvania led an apprenticeship in salt rising bread with Amy Dawson of Lost Creek, West Virginia as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Master salt rising bread baker Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell holds an A.S. in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America, and a B.S. and M.S. in plant pathology from the University of Massachusetts. Jenny is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, both with Susan Ray Brown. Jenny has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, focusing particularly on the scientific process and researching analog breads in other cultures. In 2017, she was awarded a Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts to lead a salt rising bread apprenticeship with baker Antonio Archer and in 2018, she was awarded an Folklife Apprenticeship Grant from the West Virginia Folklife Program with fellow baker Susan Ray Brown and apprentice Amy Dawson.Master salt rising bread baker Susan Ray Brown grew up in southern West Virginia, and her family roots go back nearly 300 years in her beloved Mountain State. She holds a B.A. in sociology/anthropology from West Virginia University. Susan is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, PA, both with Jenny Bardwell. Susan has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, recording oral histories, gathering recipes, conducting scientific studies, and constantly experimenting through her own baking. Find more on her website at www.saltrisingbread.net.Amy Dawson is a native of Lost Creek, West Virginia. She holds a B.S. in geology from West Virginia University and a J.D. from the College of Law at West Virginia University. She manages and co-owns Lost Creek Farm with her partner Mike Costello, hosting travelling kitchen/pop-up dinner events around the greater Appalachian region. In 2018, Lost Creek Farm was featured on CNNs Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain.See our feature on Bardwell and Browns apprenticeship with Dawson here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/12/2018-master-artists-apprentice-feature-genevieve-bardwell-susan-ray-brown-amy-dawson-salt-rising-bread/"]](/thumb/4224BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmyPhoto00142318 "Amy Dawson, Jenny Bardwell, and Susan Ray Brown display salt rising bead loaves, starter, and Bardwell and Brown's book")
![["Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell and Susan Ray Brown of Mount Morris, Pennsylvania led an apprenticeship in salt rising bread with Amy Dawson of Lost Creek, West Virginia as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Master salt rising bread baker Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell holds an A.S. in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America, and a B.S. and M.S. in plant pathology from the University of Massachusetts. Jenny is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, both with Susan Ray Brown. Jenny has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, focusing particularly on the scientific process and researching analog breads in other cultures. In 2017, she was awarded a Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts to lead a salt rising bread apprenticeship with baker Antonio Archer and in 2018, she was awarded an Folklife Apprenticeship Grant from the West Virginia Folklife Program with fellow baker Susan Ray Brown and apprentice Amy Dawson.Master salt rising bread baker Susan Ray Brown grew up in southern West Virginia, and her family roots go back nearly 300 years in her beloved Mountain State. She holds a B.A. in sociology/anthropology from West Virginia University. Susan is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, PA, both with Jenny Bardwell. Susan has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, recording oral histories, gathering recipes, conducting scientific studies, and constantly experimenting through her own baking. Find more on her website at www.saltrisingbread.net.Amy Dawson is a native of Lost Creek, West Virginia. She holds a B.S. in geology from West Virginia University and a J.D. from the College of Law at West Virginia University. She manages and co-owns Lost Creek Farm with her partner Mike Costello, hosting travelling kitchen/pop-up dinner events around the greater Appalachian region. In 2018, Lost Creek Farm was featured on CNNs Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain.See our feature on Bardwell and Browns apprenticeship with Dawson here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/12/2018-master-artists-apprentice-feature-genevieve-bardwell-susan-ray-brown-amy-dawson-salt-rising-bread/"]](/thumb/4224BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmyPhoto00242318 "2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship participants Jenny Bardwell, Susan Ray Brown, and Amy Dawson")
![["Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell and Susan Ray Brown of Mount Morris, Pennsylvania led an apprenticeship in salt rising bread with Amy Dawson of Lost Creek, West Virginia as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Master salt rising bread baker Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell holds an A.S. in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America, and a B.S. and M.S. in plant pathology from the University of Massachusetts. Jenny is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, both with Susan Ray Brown. Jenny has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, focusing particularly on the scientific process and researching analog breads in other cultures. In 2017, she was awarded a Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts to lead a salt rising bread apprenticeship with baker Antonio Archer and in 2018, she was awarded an Folklife Apprenticeship Grant from the West Virginia Folklife Program with fellow baker Susan Ray Brown and apprentice Amy Dawson.Master salt rising bread baker Susan Ray Brown grew up in southern West Virginia, and her family roots go back nearly 300 years in her beloved Mountain State. She holds a B.A. in sociology/anthropology from West Virginia University. Susan is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, PA, both with Jenny Bardwell. Susan has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, recording oral histories, gathering recipes, conducting scientific studies, and constantly experimenting through her own baking. Find more on her website at www.saltrisingbread.net.Amy Dawson is a native of Lost Creek, West Virginia. She holds a B.S. in geology from West Virginia University and a J.D. from the College of Law at West Virginia University. She manages and co-owns Lost Creek Farm with her partner Mike Costello, hosting travelling kitchen/pop-up dinner events around the greater Appalachian region. In 2018, Lost Creek Farm was featured on CNNs Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain.See our feature on Bardwell and Browns apprenticeship with Dawson here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/12/2018-master-artists-apprentice-feature-genevieve-bardwell-susan-ray-brown-amy-dawson-salt-rising-bread/"]](/thumb/4224BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmyPhoto00342318 "Master salt rising read bakers Jenny Bardwell and Susan Ray Brown with apprentice Amy Dawson")
![["Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell and Susan Ray Brown of Mount Morris, Pennsylvania led an apprenticeship in salt rising bread with Amy Dawson of Lost Creek, West Virginia as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Master salt rising bread baker Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell holds an A.S. in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America, and a B.S. and M.S. in plant pathology from the University of Massachusetts. Jenny is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, both with Susan Ray Brown. Jenny has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, focusing particularly on the scientific process and researching analog breads in other cultures. In 2017, she was awarded a Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts to lead a salt rising bread apprenticeship with baker Antonio Archer and in 2018, she was awarded an Folklife Apprenticeship Grant from the West Virginia Folklife Program with fellow baker Susan Ray Brown and apprentice Amy Dawson.Master salt rising bread baker Susan Ray Brown grew up in southern West Virginia, and her family roots go back nearly 300 years in her beloved Mountain State. She holds a B.A. in sociology/anthropology from West Virginia University. Susan is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, PA, both with Jenny Bardwell. Susan has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, recording oral histories, gathering recipes, conducting scientific studies, and constantly experimenting through her own baking. Find more on her website at www.saltrisingbread.net.Amy Dawson is a native of Lost Creek, West Virginia. She holds a B.S. in geology from West Virginia University and a J.D. from the College of Law at West Virginia University. She manages and co-owns Lost Creek Farm with her partner Mike Costello, hosting travelling kitchen/pop-up dinner events around the greater Appalachian region. In 2018, Lost Creek Farm was featured on CNNs Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain.See our feature on Bardwell and Browns apprenticeship with Dawson here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/12/2018-master-artists-apprentice-feature-genevieve-bardwell-susan-ray-brown-amy-dawson-salt-rising-bread/"]](/thumb/4224BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmyPhoto00442318 "2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program participants Jenny Bardwell, Susan Ray Brown, and Amy Dawson")
![["Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell and Susan Ray Brown of Mount Morris, Pennsylvania led an apprenticeship in salt rising bread with Amy Dawson of Lost Creek, West Virginia as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Master salt rising bread baker Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell holds an A.S. in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America, and a B.S. and M.S. in plant pathology from the University of Massachusetts. Jenny is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, both with Susan Ray Brown. Jenny has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, focusing particularly on the scientific process and researching analog breads in other cultures. In 2017, she was awarded a Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts to lead a salt rising bread apprenticeship with baker Antonio Archer and in 2018, she was awarded an Folklife Apprenticeship Grant from the West Virginia Folklife Program with fellow baker Susan Ray Brown and apprentice Amy Dawson.Master salt rising bread baker Susan Ray Brown grew up in southern West Virginia, and her family roots go back nearly 300 years in her beloved Mountain State. She holds a B.A. in sociology/anthropology from West Virginia University. Susan is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, PA, both with Jenny Bardwell. Susan has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, recording oral histories, gathering recipes, conducting scientific studies, and constantly experimenting through her own baking. Find more on her website at www.saltrisingbread.net.Amy Dawson is a native of Lost Creek, West Virginia. She holds a B.S. in geology from West Virginia University and a J.D. from the College of Law at West Virginia University. She manages and co-owns Lost Creek Farm with her partner Mike Costello, hosting travelling kitchen/pop-up dinner events around the greater Appalachian region. In 2018, Lost Creek Farm was featured on CNNs Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain.See our feature on Bardwell and Browns apprenticeship with Dawson here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/12/2018-master-artists-apprentice-feature-genevieve-bardwell-susan-ray-brown-amy-dawson-salt-rising-bread/"]](/thumb/4224BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmyPhoto00542318 "Amy Dawson mixes salt rising bread dough")
![["Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell and Susan Ray Brown of Mount Morris, Pennsylvania led an apprenticeship in salt rising bread with Amy Dawson of Lost Creek, West Virginia as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Master salt rising bread baker Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell holds an A.S. in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America, and a B.S. and M.S. in plant pathology from the University of Massachusetts. Jenny is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, both with Susan Ray Brown. Jenny has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, focusing particularly on the scientific process and researching analog breads in other cultures. In 2017, she was awarded a Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts to lead a salt rising bread apprenticeship with baker Antonio Archer and in 2018, she was awarded an Folklife Apprenticeship Grant from the West Virginia Folklife Program with fellow baker Susan Ray Brown and apprentice Amy Dawson.Master salt rising bread baker Susan Ray Brown grew up in southern West Virginia, and her family roots go back nearly 300 years in her beloved Mountain State. She holds a B.A. in sociology/anthropology from West Virginia University. Susan is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, PA, both with Jenny Bardwell. Susan has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, recording oral histories, gathering recipes, conducting scientific studies, and constantly experimenting through her own baking. Find more on her website at www.saltrisingbread.net.Amy Dawson is a native of Lost Creek, West Virginia. She holds a B.S. in geology from West Virginia University and a J.D. from the College of Law at West Virginia University. She manages and co-owns Lost Creek Farm with her partner Mike Costello, hosting travelling kitchen/pop-up dinner events around the greater Appalachian region. In 2018, Lost Creek Farm was featured on CNNs Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain.See our feature on Bardwell and Browns apprenticeship with Dawson here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/12/2018-master-artists-apprentice-feature-genevieve-bardwell-susan-ray-brown-amy-dawson-salt-rising-bread/"]](/thumb/4224BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmyPhoto00642318 "Amy Dawson kneads salt rising bread dough")
![["Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell and Susan Ray Brown of Mount Morris, Pennsylvania led an apprenticeship in salt rising bread with Amy Dawson of Lost Creek, West Virginia as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Master salt rising bread baker Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell holds an A.S. in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America, and a B.S. and M.S. in plant pathology from the University of Massachusetts. Jenny is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, both with Susan Ray Brown. Jenny has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, focusing particularly on the scientific process and researching analog breads in other cultures. In 2017, she was awarded a Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts to lead a salt rising bread apprenticeship with baker Antonio Archer and in 2018, she was awarded an Folklife Apprenticeship Grant from the West Virginia Folklife Program with fellow baker Susan Ray Brown and apprentice Amy Dawson.Master salt rising bread baker Susan Ray Brown grew up in southern West Virginia, and her family roots go back nearly 300 years in her beloved Mountain State. She holds a B.A. in sociology/anthropology from West Virginia University. Susan is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, PA, both with Jenny Bardwell. Susan has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, recording oral histories, gathering recipes, conducting scientific studies, and constantly experimenting through her own baking. Find more on her website at www.saltrisingbread.net.Amy Dawson is a native of Lost Creek, West Virginia. She holds a B.S. in geology from West Virginia University and a J.D. from the College of Law at West Virginia University. She manages and co-owns Lost Creek Farm with her partner Mike Costello, hosting travelling kitchen/pop-up dinner events around the greater Appalachian region. In 2018, Lost Creek Farm was featured on CNNs Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain.See our feature on Bardwell and Browns apprenticeship with Dawson here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/12/2018-master-artists-apprentice-feature-genevieve-bardwell-susan-ray-brown-amy-dawson-salt-rising-bread/"]](/thumb/4224BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmyPhoto00742318 "Salt rising bread loaves cooling")
![["Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell and Susan Ray Brown of Mount Morris, Pennsylvania led an apprenticeship in salt rising bread with Amy Dawson of Lost Creek, West Virginia as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Master salt rising bread baker Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell holds an A.S. in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America, and a B.S. and M.S. in plant pathology from the University of Massachusetts. Jenny is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, both with Susan Ray Brown. Jenny has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, focusing particularly on the scientific process and researching analog breads in other cultures. In 2017, she was awarded a Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts to lead a salt rising bread apprenticeship with baker Antonio Archer and in 2018, she was awarded an Folklife Apprenticeship Grant from the West Virginia Folklife Program with fellow baker Susan Ray Brown and apprentice Amy Dawson.Master salt rising bread baker Susan Ray Brown grew up in southern West Virginia, and her family roots go back nearly 300 years in her beloved Mountain State. She holds a B.A. in sociology/anthropology from West Virginia University. Susan is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, PA, both with Jenny Bardwell. Susan has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, recording oral histories, gathering recipes, conducting scientific studies, and constantly experimenting through her own baking. Find more on her website at www.saltrisingbread.net.Amy Dawson is a native of Lost Creek, West Virginia. She holds a B.S. in geology from West Virginia University and a J.D. from the College of Law at West Virginia University. She manages and co-owns Lost Creek Farm with her partner Mike Costello, hosting travelling kitchen/pop-up dinner events around the greater Appalachian region. In 2018, Lost Creek Farm was featured on CNNs Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain.See our feature on Bardwell and Browns apprenticeship with Dawson here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/12/2018-master-artists-apprentice-feature-genevieve-bardwell-susan-ray-brown-amy-dawson-salt-rising-bread/"]](/thumb/4224BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmyPhoto00842318 "Salt rising bread starter")
![["Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell and Susan Ray Brown of Mount Morris, Pennsylvania led an apprenticeship in salt rising bread with Amy Dawson of Lost Creek, West Virginia as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Master salt rising bread baker Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell holds an A.S. in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America, and a B.S. and M.S. in plant pathology from the University of Massachusetts. Jenny is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, both with Susan Ray Brown. Jenny has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, focusing particularly on the scientific process and researching analog breads in other cultures. In 2017, she was awarded a Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts to lead a salt rising bread apprenticeship with baker Antonio Archer and in 2018, she was awarded an Folklife Apprenticeship Grant from the West Virginia Folklife Program with fellow baker Susan Ray Brown and apprentice Amy Dawson.Master salt rising bread baker Susan Ray Brown grew up in southern West Virginia, and her family roots go back nearly 300 years in her beloved Mountain State. She holds a B.A. in sociology/anthropology from West Virginia University. Susan is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, PA, both with Jenny Bardwell. Susan has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, recording oral histories, gathering recipes, conducting scientific studies, and constantly experimenting through her own baking. Find more on her website at www.saltrisingbread.net.Amy Dawson is a native of Lost Creek, West Virginia. She holds a B.S. in geology from West Virginia University and a J.D. from the College of Law at West Virginia University. She manages and co-owns Lost Creek Farm with her partner Mike Costello, hosting travelling kitchen/pop-up dinner events around the greater Appalachian region. In 2018, Lost Creek Farm was featured on CNNs Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain.See our feature on Bardwell and Browns apprenticeship with Dawson here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/12/2018-master-artists-apprentice-feature-genevieve-bardwell-susan-ray-brown-amy-dawson-salt-rising-bread/"]](/thumb/4224BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmyPhoto00942318 "Susan Brown's grandmother's recipe for salt rising bread")
![["Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell and Susan Ray Brown of Mount Morris, Pennsylvania led an apprenticeship in salt rising bread with Amy Dawson of Lost Creek, West Virginia as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Master salt rising bread baker Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell holds an A.S. in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America, and a B.S. and M.S. in plant pathology from the University of Massachusetts. Jenny is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, both with Susan Ray Brown. Jenny has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, focusing particularly on the scientific process and researching analog breads in other cultures. In 2017, she was awarded a Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts to lead a salt rising bread apprenticeship with baker Antonio Archer and in 2018, she was awarded an Folklife Apprenticeship Grant from the West Virginia Folklife Program with fellow baker Susan Ray Brown and apprentice Amy Dawson.Master salt rising bread baker Susan Ray Brown grew up in southern West Virginia, and her family roots go back nearly 300 years in her beloved Mountain State. She holds a B.A. in sociology/anthropology from West Virginia University. Susan is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, PA, both with Jenny Bardwell. Susan has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, recording oral histories, gathering recipes, conducting scientific studies, and constantly experimenting through her own baking. Find more on her website at www.saltrisingbread.net.Amy Dawson is a native of Lost Creek, West Virginia. She holds a B.S. in geology from West Virginia University and a J.D. from the College of Law at West Virginia University. She manages and co-owns Lost Creek Farm with her partner Mike Costello, hosting travelling kitchen/pop-up dinner events around the greater Appalachian region. In 2018, Lost Creek Farm was featured on CNNs Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain.See our feature on Bardwell and Browns apprenticeship with Dawson here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/12/2018-master-artists-apprentice-feature-genevieve-bardwell-susan-ray-brown-amy-dawson-salt-rising-bread/"]](/thumb/4224BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmyPhoto01042318 "Salt rising bread loaves baked by Jenny Bardwell, Susan Ray Brown, and Amy Dawson")
![["Jenny Smith is an old-time fiddler, dulcimer player, banjo musician and clog dancer from Lost Creek, West Virginia. I interviewed her with her mother, Dee Cogar Bright, from Sutton, West Virginia. When she was young, Smith apprenticed with fiddler Melvin Wine through the former Augusta Heritage Apprenticeship Program. In this interview, they speak about their family lore, and the old-time music and square dance traditions, mainly in Braxton and Webster counties."]](/thumb/4224BrightDeeJennySmithIntTranscript121917 "Transcript of oral history of Dee Cogar Bright and Jenny Smith")